Club 71: 1991
by Geoff Maltby

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Issue 51

• BALLOON MODELLING. A comprehensive course for every entertainer by Walt Lees
• KIDDIES COLUMN. The Diminishing Cards routined for Children with Jim Breedon
• STAGE TABLE. Easily made when you follow Brian Eden's Sound and Practical Advice
• SHARP PRACTISE. More Serious Card Work collected by Justin Higham
• PUNCH SWAZZLE FOR TABLE-HOPPERS? Graham Clarke shows you when and where!
• VENTRILOQUISM. Len Belmont continues this issue with Chapter 11 in the Series
• SNOOPS SCOOPS: Coaching at the Spaghetti Acadamy
• SIMON SAYS. Cute n Clever Colour Changing Cards!
• NEWS In and Around the Studio with Geoff, plus reviews of all the latest effects
• SELLING YOURSELF. Part 2 in this important series by Steve Jones to make you rich!
• THE MAGICIAN'S PRAYER BOOK: Tony Richards outdoes Max Bygraves!
• OPEN COMPETITION. How to win Loads of money!
• HENRIQUE'S DEWDROPS. More sad stories
• DON'T BAN THE BANDS: Close-up with Malcolm Yaffee
• THE IMPOSSIBLE FORCE by Barrie Richardson
• COLLECTOR'S COLUMN. Patrick changes his name and is joined by Robin Sharpe

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Issue 52

• Kiddies Column this time from Steve Jones with his Knight of the Bath'
• Steve Jones again with a method for making serious money from magic
• Aran Bonerjee from India with Expired Mentalism
• Letters - Your chance to have your say
• Len Belmont with part 12 in our Vent series
• Competition. Your chance to win serious money
• Cabaret Match Producer by Brian Eden
• Snoops Scoops: This time with Middle Eastern Magic
• News and Reviews around the studio with Geoff
• Mental Motor - A simple, direct Miracle from our own Barrie Richardson
• What comes next? Sneak preview of next issue
• The Card Not In Wallet by Malcolme Yaffe
• Simon Lowell shows us his Little Jiddler'
• Nightmare Scenario A clever variation for the Professor's Nightmare
• Subscription Information: How to keep it coming
• Henrique's Dewdrops continue to drip
• Mental Stuff from Stephen Tucker
• Juggling part 15 where Bob shows all the things he can do with his three balls
• Patrick changes his nomenclature and indicates the past

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Issue 53

• Kiddies Kolumn - Steve Jones Raids the Emperor's Piggy Bank
• Arun Bonerjee asks "What's in a name?"
• Henrique ponders the romance of magic
• ....of Suits and Sales and Slagging Jokes - Walt Lees ponders on the unromantic current Magic scene
• Instant Coin Production - a clever application for your old coin in bottle gimmick by Angelo Carbone
• Simon Lovell's Column. This month some thoughts and more clever close up magic
• Ventriloquism, part 13 - The final chapter - getting your body together!
• News, views and gossip in and around the studio conducted by Geoff
• In the next issue, what's coming
• Mental Magic - Coin and Currency Divination. Another brilliant effect from resident guru Barrie Richardson
• KIPPER SOCKST by Rob Dobson - nuff said!
• THE NOISE OF THE WOE - Snoops Scoops Shock Horror Convention Special Expose
• Justin Higham's Sharp Practise - get your fingers around this
• Malcolm Yaffe with Variations on Simon Lovell's Fingered'
• Patrick Indicates the past with another penetrating insight into the magic of yester-year

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Issue 54

• ORIENTAL SILVER a new routine and presentation by Ron Escort
• CHRIS VAN BERN & the Qwerty Myth Revisited
• A TAP DANCING TRIO by Graham S Clarke
• YCLIP a clever idea with a funny title from Phil Goldstein
• PITY THE POOR PUNTER by Kennedy Smith
• SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF by Barrie Richardson
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES
• COMPETITION your chance to win big prizes
• SIMON SAYS It's not what you do
• NEWS & VIEWS in and around the studio with Geoff
• IN THE NEXT ISSUE
• SHARP PRACTISE Flip Flourish Triumph by Justin Higham.
• NEW FOR OLD First in a new series by Ali Cardabra
• HOW TO SUCCEED IN MAGIC Part 5, Telephone bookings by Steve Jones
• HENRIQUE'S DEW DROPS continue to drip!
• TRUE OR FALSE by Arun Bonerjee
• PAST INDICATIVE Part two of Patrick's comparison of conjurors and spiritualists

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Issue 55

• Kiddies Column. Story Time with Hoots the Clown
• Subscriptions - How to keep it coming
• Henrique's Dew drops drippeth still
• Mental Magic with a confession, a revelation and a card trick from Stephen Tucker
• Ali Cardabra continues with a lévitation
• Ebony and Ivory: A non racist version of The Gypsy Thread from Charles Pemberton
• Letters - Your turn to have a say
• Justin Higham flings his fingers
• Simon Witters on about this year's IBM Convention
• News A Reviews - Geoff tells it like it is
• Competition Results. See if you won
• Angelo Carbone animates a matchbox
• Steve Jones continues his series on how to be rich as well as famous
• Graham Clark with a neat coin idea
• Snoops Scoops - a book review
• Tony Richardson shows how to electrocute yourself with a microphone
• Patrick Lindley continues to indicate the past with two quite unusual articles

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Issue 56

• LETTERS: Your chance to have your say!
• SHARP PRACTISE: Justin continues to encourage you to fling your fingers
• KIDDIES COLUMN: A very clever Monkey Bar Wand effect from Alby Jelso
• CHRISTMAS TEASER: Steve Jones tests your brain box
• ONE IN A MILLION PREDICTION. A stunning mental effect from Barrie Richardson
• HENRIQUE with more tales and a confession
• SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: How to keep it coming without interruption
• NEWS AND VIEWS around the studio by Geoff
• CARD BY APPOINTMENT: A clever effect from Arun Bonerjee
• MAGICIANS OR MEDDLERS? an intriguing and thought provoking article by Walt Lees
• NEW FOR OLD: Ali Cardabra continues his exciting series
• SNOOPS SCOOPS: The good sport's guide to the shield competition
• HOW TO SUCCEED IN MAGIC Part 7 in this exciting series showing how to get rich quick!
• NEXT ISSUE - A prediction for 1992
• SIMON SAYS: A seasonal and whimsical Quiz from the Olde Boy himself.
• Past Indicative Patrick with more blasts from the past

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